The Big Picture

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Curbside recycling is just one part of the City's overall strategy to manage waste. Specific targets have been set to reduce waste in homes and businesses along with a plan on how we can reach our goals.

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Facing the Challenge

Environment Lethbridge has created an innovative, educational platform on the impact of waste disposal and making the case for waste reduction in Lethbridge. Wasteless is an introduction to the problem of waste in Lethbridge and what we can do about it. The reality is, when it comes to managing waste, Lethbridge can do much better. From what we do at work, home and at play, we are all part of the solution.

Building the solution

​The majority of residents in Lethbridge believe in the importance of recycling and keeping waste out of the landfill. The City'sWaste Diversion Policy has lead to specific targets for reducing waste in both households and businesses with the goal of cutting the overall community waste in half by 2030.